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All Writing Program classes teach writing as a process that involves strategies for generating ideas, revising, and editing, and all will require a significant amount of reading and writing.
While all Writing Program courses share the same goals and practices, each class has a distinctly different focus. You should read carefully each of the class descriptions for the course you need, and try to enroll in the class that you think will be of most interest to you.
FALL 2009 COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
Update May 14, 2009: WRIT-2-09 Rhetoric & Inquiry TTh 12:00PM-01:45PM Merrill Acad 130 has been cancelled.
Update September 15, 2009: WRIT-22A-02 Grammar and Editing is now open for enrollment.
*Writing 1 is no longer available as an enrollment option. Students who entered UCSC before fall 2005 who are seeking to satisfy the C requirement should request a permission number to enroll in a Writing 2 class during their first-pass enrollment period by sending an e-mail message to writingprogram@ucsc.edu.
WRITING 2: RHETORIC AND INQUIRY
General Course Description:
All Writing 2 classes explore the power
of language to make meaning, to create identities for the writer, to
shape communities, and to influence readers. All Writing 2 classes will
give you the chance to explore writing as a means of discovery and learning
as well as a means of communication. Each class will help you
to analyze rhetorical situations: that is, to understand the conventions
at work in various situations and the kinds of arguments and evidence
that are persuasive in different contexts. And in each Writing
2 class, you will have the chance to develop your particular strengths
as a writer of academic prose and work on your particular weaknesses.
All Writing 2 classes teach writing as a process that involves
strategies for generating ideas, revising, and editing. They all encourage you to work together as readers of each other’s papers.
And all require a significant amount of reading and writing, which
may include informal writing for yourself as well as more formal papers
for others. Satisfaction of the Entry Level Writing Requirement is a prerequisite for Writing 2. All course descriptions are subject to change.
Enrollment Procedures:
Writing 2 classes fill quickly. Students needing Writing 2 should try to enroll during their first-pass enrollment appointments.
WRIT-2-01 Rhetoric & Inquiry MWF 11:00AM-12:10PM Kresge Acad 194
Instructor: Abrams, E.S.
Reading the News
This class examines the way meaning is made through print news as a way to think about how meaning is made in any writing meant for readers: how facts are selected, arranged, and presented; how positions are characterized and represented; how arguments are made and contested; how “objectivity” enables and obscures. Because news is meant to be read, examining the news also means analyzing approaches to different audiences. Though there will be opportunities to examine news in other formats (e.g., excerpts from The Daily Show or from Fox News, Politico.com or Slate.com, radio spots) this class will concentrate primarily on print news. Readings will include the daily New York Times and selections from weekly news and culture magazines, alongside previously selected articles available either by course reader or in electronic format. Research questions will be drawn from the news as it evolves over the quarter. Students will write regularly, revise often, and frequently work with peers.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-02 Rhetoric & Inquiry MWF 09:30AM-10:40AM Hum & Soc Sci 250
Instructor: Silver, K.R.
Inside The New York Review of Books: Academic Debate and Discourse Across the Disciplines
Are you looking to immerse yourself in an international intellectual community? Do you want to read what your professors read? Would you like to be more up to date on current events, contemporary fiction, and cutting-edge research across a variety of disciplines? By exploring The New York Review of Books (NYRB), a bi-weekly periodical containing fascinating essays and reviews written by leading academics across the disciplines, journalists, and contemporary writers of fiction, this class addresses a range of issues pertinent to the world in which we live. The course is clustered into 2-3 week segments, each segment addressing a different rhetorical strategy with a corresponding focus on a particular author or topic. Requirements for this course include active class participation, short weekly readings from the NYRB, informal writing exercises, and several formal essays including a research paper on a topic of choice. After taking this course, you will not only be more confident in your academic writing, but also more comfortable talking with your professors and friends! Required texts for this course include an online subscription to the NYRB and They Say/I Say: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing by Gerald Graff and Cathy Birkenstein (2006).
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-03 Rhetoric & Inquiry MWF 12:30PM-01:40PM Oakes Acad 222
Instructor: Namie, D.
Writing Home and Family
This course focuses on writing through an ongoing inquiry into constructions of home and family. What do we mean when we say "home" and "family"? Do those words and the ideas they represent convey real lived experience? Or do they make an argument about what home and family should be, rather than what they are? Texts include autobiographical essays and memoir excerpts, articles on current events, readings in history and sociology, and the film Revolutionary Road. We will approach writing as an ongoing process, with a number of different steps, all of which will incorporate careful reading, critical analysis, and writing. In addition to frequent opportunities to test out ideas informally, in class and at home, alone and in company, students will write and revise several analytical papers, including at least one involving research. Peer review and practice in editing will be important parts of this class.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-04 Rhetoric & Inquiry TTh 04:00PM-05:45PM PhysSciences 140
Instructor: Baker, M.
Taking It On the Road -- Writing about Travel
In this class, we will read, talk, and write about a variety of themes regarding travel. Using several narratives and first-person accounts about travel experiences to places close and far, we’ll talk about the mysteries travel holds, the questions about identity it poses, the inspiration it brings—and the conflicts it may introduce. We'll also look at some travel guides and watch a few short travel films as we talk about rhetoric and travel, about the way language and images can shape our perception of a place, and about what social problems this may create. Additional topics will include social responsibility and travel, global ecological awareness and responsibility, solo travel and the road trip, cultural knowledge, the “meaningful” experience, and perceptions/stereotypes. Students will have the opportunity, as well, to consider and examine their own experiences with travel and to explore the role that travel plays in shaping how we see and experience the larger global community. Some fieldwork will be required. Several expository papers will be assigned throughout the quarter, as well as a longer, more focused and developed research paper.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-05 Rhetoric & Inquiry TTh 02:00PM-03:45PM N. Sci Annex 102
Instructor: Faunce, B.K.
Writing About Film
This course focuses on writing and the study of film. Students will examine the formal aspects of film making, such as mise-en-scène, camera angle, and montage, and how these techniques help to construct “meaning.” Films are not ideologically neutral but highly charged “texts” put together to convey very specific messages, and students will explore the nuances of reading screen drama, from its attractive but illusive visual field to the politics of representation that informs so many of its narratives. But much of the day to day work of the course will be devoted to improving our writing, and we will spend a good deal of time practicing the techniques and strategies that are intended to help us produce clear, concise and effective essays. We will follow a “process” approach to writing, which includes brainstorming sessions on developing an argument, small group discussions on how to incorporate outside sources and workshops on editing and revising an essay. Students will write three formal essays and complete a research project (which includes a longer research paper); each essay will involve draft work, peer reviews, editing, research and documentation. The text for this section is A Short Guide to Writing About Film (Corrigan) and a Writing 2 Reader (Faunce). Students are also required to view as many as four films outside of class.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-06 Rhetoric & Inquiry MWF 12:30PM-01:40PM Kresge Acad 194
Instructor: Amis, M.C.
What’s in The New Yorker This Week?
What makes writing good? To examine what makes a good discussion of something, students in this class will read and write about The New Yorker, the national magazine most noted for its peerless, interesting writing and cartoons. What do you find interesting? What is the role of surprise? These and other questions will spur your own writing in a variety of different directions. There will be frequent writing assignments, formal and informal, in class and out, drawing on what you learn about good writing from reading it every week. You can see part of the current issue at www.newyorker.com.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-07 Rhetoric & Inquiry TTh 02:00PM-03:45PM Merrill Acad 130
Instructor: Hamilton, R.P.
Writing Across the Arts
Writing Across the Arts is a writing course focused upon poetry and the inter-arts, i.e. , writing that is somehow "cross-genre, " such as performance poetry, prose poetry, music and visual art that includes text. We will study early inter-arts movements such as Futurism, Surrealism, and Dada and compare them to postmodern and recent work. Our main goal is to learn how to write strong analytical essays that emerge from a variety of writing situations, such as reviews, explications, and researched position papers. This course will encourage you to work together as readers of each other's papers. The course will require a significant amount of reading and informal writing for yourself as well as more formal writing for others.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-08 Rhetoric & Inquiry TTh 04:00PM-05:45PM Merrill Acad 130
Instructor: Hamilton, R.P.
Writing Across the Arts
Writing Across the Arts is a writing course focused upon poetry and the inter-arts, i.e. , writing that is somehow "cross-genre, " such as performance poetry, prose poetry, music and visual art that includes text. We will study early inter-arts movements such as Futurism, Surrealism, and Dada and compare them to postmodern and recent work. Our main goal is to learn how to write strong analytical essays that emerge from a variety of writing situations, such as reviews, explications, and researched position papers. This course will encourage you to work together as readers of each other's papers. The course will require a significant amount of reading and informal writing for yourself as well as more formal writing for others.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-09 Rhetoric & Inquiry TTh 12:00PM-01:45PM Merrill Acad 130
Cancelled.
WRIT-2-10 Rhetoric & Inquiry TTh 10:00AM-11:45AM Merrill Acad 132Staff
Instructor: Faunce, B.K.
Writing About Film
This course focuses on writing and the study of film. Students will examine the formal aspects of film making, such as mise-en-scène, camera angle, and montage, and how these techniques help to construct “meaning.” Films are not ideologically neutral but highly charged “texts” put together to convey very specific messages, and students will explore the nuances of reading screen drama, from its attractive but illusive visual field to the politics of representation that informs so many of its narratives. But much of the day to day work of the course will be devoted to improving our writing, and we will spend a good deal of time practicing the techniques and strategies that are intended to help us produce clear, concise and effective essays. We will follow a “process” approach to writing, which includes brainstorming sessions on developing an argument, small group discussions on how to incorporate outside sources and workshops on editing and revising an essay. Students will write three formal essays and complete a research project (which includes a longer research paper); each essay will involve draft work, peer reviews, editing, research and documentation. The text for this section is A Short Guide to Writing About Film (Corrigan) and a Writing 2 Reader (Faunce). Students are also required to view as many as four films outside of class.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-11 Rhetoric & Inquiry MWF 03:30PM-04:40PM Kresge Acad 194
Instructor: Wilson, J.A.
Medical Science: Practice and Popular Culture
In this course we will consider the scientific, social, and psychological ideas in Atul Gawande's recent book, Better: A Surgeon's Notes on Performance. We will also examine the packaging of science and the presentation of medical ethics on current television shows such as House and Grey’s Anatomy. Students can expect regular small-group and panel discussions, in-class writing, peer-reviews, and substantive revision. Students will have the chance to write personal narrative, argue the politics of contemporary medical issues (such as health care reform), try their hands at a screen play (or a small part of one), and conduct research on a serious contemporary scientific or medical debate.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-12 Rhetoric & Inquiry TTh 06:00PM-07:45PM Hum & Soc Sci 250
Instructor: Gritsch de Cordova, H.
The Rhetoric of Argumentation
In this class we will discuss the rhetorical construction of arguments
in varied genres. Students will consider the perspectives of rhetorical
theorists and use these to read and analyze a variety of texts including
published essays available to a general audience and more specialized
pieces from academically oriented journals. The focus of these analyses
will be the interplay between authorial intention and readers’ responses
as they operate in varying rhetorical contexts. We will work on developing
effective arguments befitting the demands of academia and more general
rhetorical situations with specific emphasis on producing persuasive,
reader-based prose. Students will be responsible for writing and revising
3 mid-length analytic essays and a longer research-based position paper.
Participation in a weekly peer writing group is a class requirement.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-13 Rhetoric & Inquiry MWF 02:00PM-03:10PM Kresge Acad 194
Instructor: Amis, M.C.
What’s in The New Yorker This Week?
What makes writing good? To examine what makes a good discussion of something, students in this class will read and write about The New Yorker, the national magazine most noted for its peerless, interesting writing and cartoons. What do you find interesting? What is the role of surprise? These and other questions will spur your own writing in a variety of different directions. There will be frequent writing assignments, formal and informal, in class and out, drawing on what you learn about good writing from reading it every week. You can see part of the current issue at www.newyorker.com.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRIT-2-14 Rhetoric & Inquiry MW 05:00PM-06:45PM Hum & Soc Sci 250
Instructor: Mortensen, K.
The Virtue of Reverence
In this course we will consider the philosophical, literary, and political ideas in Paul Woodruff’s recent book, Reverence: Renewing a Forgotten Virtue. Drawing on both ancient and poetic sources, Woodruff argues that reverence is still essential to a well-functioning society as well as being an unseen part of all human relationships. In addition to analyzing and responding to Woodruff’s and other related texts, students will have the opportunity to consider and examine their own thoughts about reverence and to apply Woodruff’s ideas to contemporary social issues. Our main goal is to learn how to write strong essays that are directed to specific audiences, clearly present a position, support that position with good reasoning and evidence, and consider possible objections. Both in and out of class, students will write regularly, revise often, and frequently work with peers. We will also consider how Woodruff’s thoughts about reverence can be applied to our own writing—how can writing evoke awe and create community? Guided by readings in Reading Critically, Writing Well, students will write a personal narrative, several analytical essays, and a longer, more developed research paper.
Please see General Course Description, above, for goals and practices shared by all Writing 2 classes.
WRITING 22A: GRAMMAR AND EDITING WORKSHOP
General Course Description:
Offers instruction on selected topics in grammar and conventions of written English as needed to strengthen the writing skills of students whose primary language is not standard English. Provides students practice in applying these concepts to editing their own writing. Designed for entering first-year students. Enrollment limited to 22.
WRIT-22A-01 Grammar & Editing MW 02:00PM-03:10PM Soc Sci 2 141
Instructor: Krusoe,N.
For this section of Writing 22A, a grammar and editing workshop, students are required to attend class, to prepare for each class by reading assigned topics in the grammar and sentence patterns of standard written English and completing practice exercises in our text, In the workshop, they apply what they have learned as they edit their writing. Students are expected to be enrolled in a first-quarter Core course and to bring their writing to edit at each workshop. There are also quizzes and exams. This 3-credit course is designed for students enrolled in a College Core course only. Students not enrolled in a college Core course may attend the first several meetings; if there is sufficient space they may enroll by instructor permission.
WRIT-22A-02 Grammar & Editing MW 3:30-4:40PM Oakes 103
Instructor: Scripture, D
Students are expected to be enrolled in a first-quarter Core course and to bring their writing to edit at each workshop. There are also quizzes and exams. This 3-credit course is designed for students enrolled in a College Core course only. Students not enrolled in a college Core course may attend the first several meetings; if there is sufficient space they may enroll by instructor permission.
WRIT-22A-03 Grammar & Editing MW 03:30PM-04:40PM Soc Sci 2 141
Instructor: Krusoe,N.
For this section of Writing 22A, a grammar and editing workshop, students are required to attend class, to prepare for each class by reading assigned topics in the grammar and sentence patterns of standard written English and completing practice exercises in our text, In the workshop, they apply what they have learned as they edit their writing. Students are expected to be enrolled in a first-quarter Core course and to bring their writing to edit at each workshop. There are also quizzes and exams. This 3-credit course is designed for students enrolled in a College Core course only. Students not enrolled in a college Core course may attend the first several meetings; if there is sufficient space they may enroll by instructor permission.
WRITING 23: GRAMMAR AND RHETORIC: LANGUAGE FOR WRITING
General Course Description:
Builds on writing skills gained in previous writing courses; focuses on effective language use in academic writing. Students reinforce their written English proficiency by reading, studying, practicing, and writing structures and patterns of written English. Enrollment restricted to students who have not passed the Entry Level Writing Requirement. Open to others by permission of instructor. Enrollment limited to 22.
WRIT-23-01 Grammar and Rhetoric TTh 02:00PM-03:45PM Hum & Soc Sci 250
Instructor: Halk, Erica
In this course, you will engage in critical reading and writing, building upon and enhancing what you already do as readers and writers. We will explore reading strategies that will allow you to examine texts more thoroughly and deeply and writing strategies that will allow you to compose more cohesive and analytical essays. To do so, we will read about and discuss contemporary topics in America, examining varying perspectives on debatable issues. You will also write extensively, completing both informal and formal writing assignments, revising each essay multiple times. Toward the end of the quarter, you will put together a portfolio of your strongest writing that will be evaluated for satisfaction of the ELWR.
WRITING 169: THEORY AND PRACTICE OF TUTORING WRITING (3 credits)
General Course Description:
An introduction to theory and research on the composing process and practical strategies for teaching writing, especially in tutorial situations. Recommended for writing assistants. Prerequisite(s): instructor determination at first class meeting; course intended for writing tutors only. Enrollment limited to 30.
WRIT-169-01 Tutoring Writing MW 05:00PM-06:45PM Kresge Clrm 325
Instructor: Newberry,E.S.
This class is an introduction to theory and research on the composing process and practical strategies for teaching writing, especially in tutorial situations. We will examine a wide range of both theoretical and student writings. Required work includes short reading responses, peer observations, and a final paper examining one aspect of assisting in the writing process in considerable depth. Students will also be expected to work collaboratively to help facilitate discussions and examine their own writing.
WRIT-169-02 Tutoring Writing TTh 04:00PM-05:45PM Cowell Acad 113
Instructor: Weaver,A.L.
This class is an introduction to theory and research on the composing process and practical strategies for teaching writing, especially in tutorial situations. We will examine a wide range of both theoretical and student writings. Required work includes short reading responses, peer observations, and a final paper examining one aspect of assisting in the writing process in considerable depth. Students will also be expected to work collaboratively to help facilitate discussions and examine their own writing.
WRIT-169-03 Tutoring Writing TTh 12:00PM-01:45PM Cowell Acad 113
Instructor: Weaver,A.L.
This class is an introduction to theory and research on the composing process and practical strategies for teaching writing, especially in tutorial situations. We will examine a wide range of both theoretical and student writings. Required work includes short reading responses, peer observations, and a final paper examining one aspect of assisting in the writing process in considerable depth. Students will also be expected to work collaboratively to help facilitate discussions and examine their own writing.
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